Horseshoer&#39;s horse-holding machine.



No. 735,567. r I 'PATENTED AUG. 4, 1903.

G. S. MoGOWAN. HORSESHOERS HORSE HOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7. 1901. RENEWED SEPT. 27. 1902. N0 MODEL.

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No. 735,567. I PATENTED AUG. 4, 1903.

' G. S. MOGOWAN.

HORSESHOERS HORSE HOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7. 1901. RENEWED SEPT. 27. 1902.

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. UNITED STA ES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. MOGOWAN, OF DESOTO, IOWA.

HORSESHOERS HORSE-HOLDING MACHINE.

srnornicArion forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,567, dated. August4., 19os. Application filed December 7, 1901. Renewed September 2'7,1902. Serial No. 125,129. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES S. MCGOWAN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at De soto, in the county ofDallas and State of Iowa,

have invented a new and useful I-Iorseshoers Horse-Holding Machine, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My object is to prevent the straining and injury incident to man andanimals in the process of shoeing horses and to avoid the labor ofholding up horses legs and to facilitate the work of trimming hoofs andnailing on shoes.

My invention consists in the machine adapted to be adjusted and operatedfor holding horses of different sizes, hereinafter set forth, pointedout in'my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete machine, showingall the parts in place,

as required, for admitting and fastening a horse therein, so that hislegs can be successively lifted and retained in an elevated position andthe hoof be advantageously trimmed and a shoe nailed on or taken plyinghand force to the leg. Fig. 2 is an enlarged portion of the machineinverted endwise and shows asliding base for supporting and carrying twoposts and adjusting them and the machine, as required, to suit horses ofdifferent lengths. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of a device adaptedfor pivotally connecting hand-levers with the corner-posts to be usedfor lifting and holding an animals legs elevated and bent, so the hoofswill be in proper position for taking oif and nailing on shoes.

The; letters A and A designate the parallel sides,and B the fixed floor,of a platform adapted to support a horse. The ends of the platform areinclined.

C and C are corner-posts fixed to the front end of the platform, and Dand D are cornerposts fixed to a base adjustablyconnected 5 with therear end .portion of the platform, as

shown in Fig. 2.

A and A are tracks fixed'to the inside faces of the parallel sidesadjustable base A provided with rollers A at its corners to travel onsaid fixed tracks and to carry the posts D and D fixed on the base, asindicated by dotted lines.

off without'ap-- A and A to support an D is a lever fulcrumed to theside A of the platform-frame extended through an elongated opening F inthe side A and connected with the adjustable base A by means of a link Fin such a manner that the posts D and D fixed on top of the base A canbe moved backward and forward in the parallel elongated openings F, thatextend longitudinally in the rear portion of the platform. A spring F,fixed to the lever D, normally engages a rack F formed on or fixed tothe upper edge of the slot F, through which the lever D extends, asshown in Fig. 1.

The top end portion of each of the four corner-posts is provided with avertical slot, and H and H are cross-pieces provided with tenons ontheir ends fitted in said slots, so they can slide up and down therein.

H is'a straight bar fixed to the front crossbar H and extended through acentral mortise in the rear cross-bar H The posts and tenons on the endsof the cross-bars are provided with transverse bores, so the bars can befastened to the posts at different points of elevation, as required, toengage the backs of horses that differ in height.

J is a cross-bar fixed to the central portions of the rear andadjustable posts D and D to engage the buttocks of an animal whenfastened in the machine.

K and K are side bars fixed to the central portions of the front fixedposts C and O and extendedthrough mortises in the rear posts D and D insuch a manner that the rear posts can slide backward and forwardthereon, as required, in' adjusting the rear posts relative to thelength of an animal.

m and m are girths fixed to the side bars K and K and adapted to beadjusted to engage the under sides of the bodies of animals, asrequired, to aid in retaining them in standing positions in the machine.

N represents fulcrums for levers adapted to stride the corner-posts andto be adj ustably fastened thereto by means of bolts extended throughperforations, as shown in Fig; 1.

N represents segmental racks formed on or fixed to the irons or fulcrumsN, and P represents elbow-shaped hand-levers mounted in the adjustablefulcrums N and provided with spring-actuated pawls to engage the racks NOn the horizontal inward extensions of vthe levers P are pivotedcushioned blocks R, adapted to rotate in vertical planes and to engagehorses legs in such a manner that the legs can be lifted by means of thelevers and held stationaryin such positions, as required, to enable aperson to trim the hoofs and to take off and nail on shoes withouttouching or holding the legs by hand.

In the practical use of my invention a horse is backed over the front ofthe platform and into the machine and the adjustable parts fitted tohim, as required, to fasten and retain him standing and his legs thensuccessively elevated and held while old shoes are taken off, the hoofstrimmed, and new shoes nailed on.

Having thus described the construction and operation of my invention,its practical utility will be readily understood by persons familiarwith the art to which it pertains, and

' What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine for holding and shoeing horses, a platform having twofixed cornerposts at its front end, parallel slots in its rear endportion and two rear corner-posts extended down through said slots andrigidly connected by fixed cross-bars below the platform and means foradjusting and fastening the rear posts to the platform and means forholding an animal for the purposes stated.

2. In a machine for holding and shoeing horses, a platform having fixedcorner-posts at one end and corner-posts extended through parallellongitudinal openings in the other end of the platform and rigidlyconnected below the platform by means of a cross-bar, a lever pivoted toone side of the platform and extended horizontally through an opening inthe other side of the platform, a link pivotally connected with the saidcross-bar and said lever and means for locking the lever arranged andcombined to operate in the manner set forth for the purposes stated.

3. In a machine for holding and shoeing a horse, a platform having twofixed posts at its front and a side bar fixed to the central portion ofeach of said posts and two adjustable posts at its rear end adjustablyconnected with said side bars and said posts provided with avertically-adj ustable cross-bar, at their top end portions a straightbar fixed to the front cross-bar and adj ustably connected with the rearcross-bar, arranged and combined to operate in the mannerset forth forthe pur 5 5' poses stated.

4. In a machine for holding and shoeing a horse, a platform having twofixed posts at its front end and two adjustable posts at its rear endand each post provided with a vertically- 6o adjustable cross-bar, astraight bar fixed to the front cross-bar and adj ustably connected withthe rear cross-bar, arranged and combined to operate in the manner setforth for the purposes stated.

5: In a machine for holding and shoeing a horse, a platform and twoposts fixed to its front portion in parallel position, two cornerpostsextended down through slots in the platform and rigidly connected belowthe platform, a cross-bar fixed to the central portions of said postsmeans for adjusting said posts in said slots, side bars fixed to thecentral portions of said fixed front posts and adjustably connected withthe central portions of the rear adjustable posts and adjustable girthsfixed to said side bars, all arranged and combined to operate in themanner set forth for the purposes stated.

6. Amachine for holding and shoeing horses, comprising a platform havingfixed cornerposts atits front end, an adjustable base having fixedcornerposts, means for adjusting the said base and rear posts carriedthereby backward and forward relative to the platform, avertically-adjustable cross-bar at the tops of the front fixed posts, averticallyadjustable cross-bar at the top ends of the adjustable rearposts, a bar fixed to the crossbar at the tops of the front posts andadjustably connected with the adjustable cross-bar at the tops of therear adjustable posts, side bars fixed to the central portions of thefront fixed posts and adj ustably connected with the central portions ofthe rear adjustable post and girths fixed to said side bars leversfulcrumed to the corner-posts, devices for lifting and holding horseslegs pivotally connected with said levers, means for locking the leversand means for retaining the adjustable rear corner-posts stationary,arranged and combined to operate in the manner set forth for thepurposes stated.

CHARLES S. MCGOIVAN.

Witnesses:

P. S. McGowAN, C. W. McKELLIPs.

